Silent Running

1972 film directed by Douglas Trumbull

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After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.

Released: 1972-03-0989 minDir: Douglas TrumbullAdventure, Science Fiction, DramaBudget: $1.0M

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Cast

Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell
Cliff Potts as John Keenan
Ron Rifkin as Marty Barker
Jesse Vint as Andy Wolf
Mark Persons as Grey Drone #1 “Dewey”
Steven Brown as Orange Drone #2 “Huey”

Themes

dystopia
sunlight
space travel
saturn
biotope
plant
greenhouse
forest
space
food

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

32,381 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

67/100

Year: 1972
Runtime: 89 min
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
Rated: G
Awards: 2 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
Written by: Deric Washburn Michael Cimino Steven Bochco
Produced by: Michael Gruskoff Marty Hornstein Douglas Trumbull
Starring: Bruce Dern Cliff Potts Ron Rifkin Jesse Vint
Cinematography: Charles F. Wheeler
Edited by: Aaron Stell
Music by: Peter Schickele
Production company: Trumbull / Gruskoff Productions
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date: March 10, 1972 ( 1972-03-10 )
Running time: 89 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $1,350,000

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Duration: 85
FilmAffinity ID: 826016
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Commons category: Silent Running
publication date: 1972-00-00
title: Silent Running
review score: 71%
capital cost: 1350000

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Silent Running is a 1972 American science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin and Jesse Vint.

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